IN AUGUST, 1973 A MAJOR FOREST FIRE SWEPT THROUGH 17,470 ACRES OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR SONORA LAKE IS THE CHERRY VALLEY RESERVOIR, A MAJOR FACILITY IN THE WATER AND POWER SYSTEM FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE EAST RIDGE OF CHERRY CANYON IN THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. THE FIRELINE WAS HELD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CANYON AND THE FIRE DID NOT REACH THE PARK

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